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SulphurSpringsMuseum
- Feb 1, 2022
- 1 min
BLACK HISTORY MONTH
Black History Month is an annual observance originating in the United States, where it is also known as African-American History Month....
SulphurSpringsMuseum
- May 26, 2021
- 1 min
First Scheduled Commercial Airline Flight
1914 - The world's first scheduled commercial airline flight occurred in Florida on January 1st, 1914. Young aviator Tony Jannus made...
SulphurSpringsMuseum
- May 12, 2021
- 1 min
Official State Gem
1970 - May 20, 1970 Florida lawmakers passed and sent to the Governor a bill adopting the moonstone as the official state gem....
SulphurSpringsMuseum
- May 12, 2021
- 1 min
First Sunblock
1944 - Miami beach pharmacist Benjamin Green invented the first suntan cream in 1944. He accomplished this development by cooking cocoa...
SulphurSpringsMuseum
- May 12, 2021
- 1 min
Explorer I
1958 - The first US satellite, Explorer I, was launched from the US Air Force Missile Test Center at Cape Canaveral.
SulphurSpringsMuseum
- Apr 19, 2021
- 1 min
APRIL - SALUTE TO JAZZ MONTH
Jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, in the late 19th...
SulphurSpringsMuseum
- Mar 29, 2021
- 1 min
Fort Meade
1849 - Fort Meade is the oldest settlement in Polk County. It dates back to 1849 when a settlement grew around the United States Cavalry...
SulphurSpringsMuseum
- Mar 22, 2021
- 1 min
The Water Hyacinth
1880 - The water hyacinth, a beautiful flowered aquatic plant, was introduced to Florida accidentally in the 1880s and grows so...
SulphurSpringsMuseum
- Mar 15, 2021
- 1 min
Fort Zachary Taylor
1845- Fort Zachary Taylor in Key West was built between 1845 and 1866. Controlled by the Union during the Civil War, the fort was the...
SulphurSpringsMuseum
- Mar 8, 2021
- 1 min
St. Augustine
1565- St. Augustine is a city in Northeast Florida and the oldest continuously occupied European-established settlement and port in the...
SulphurSpringsMuseum
- Mar 1, 2021
- 1 min
Fountain of Youth
1539- Safety Harbor is the home of the historic Espiritu Santo Springs. Given this name in 1539 by the Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto....
SulphurSpringsMuseum
- Oct 14, 2020
- 1 min
Cape Canaveral
Cape Canaveral is America's launch pad for space flights.Officially Cape Kennedy from 1963 to 1973, it lies east of Merritt Island,...
SulphurSpringsMuseum
- Oct 8, 2020
- 1 min
Punta Gorda
The name Punta Gorda, which means, "fat point" when translated from Spanish. The moniker was given to the city because a broad part of...
SulphurSpringsMuseum
- Oct 7, 2020
- 1 min
Dr. John Gorrie
Dr. John Gorrie of Apalachicola was an American physician, scientist, inventor of mechanical cooling, and humanitarian .Born on the...
SulphurSpringsMuseum
- Sep 30, 2020
- 1 min
Tampa's Bayshore Boulevard
Tampa's Bayshore Boulevard is touted as the world's longest continuous sidewalk. It is a popular waterfront gathering place for joggers...
SulphurSpringsMuseum
- Sep 25, 2020
- 1 min
The Saint John's River
The Saint John's River is rather unique . It is one of only a few river that flows in a northerly direction. The St. John's River the...
SulphurSpringsMuseum
- Sep 23, 2020
- 1 min
Bat Tower
In 1929 a "Bat Tower" was built in Florida Keys to control mosquitoes was filled with bats, which promptly flew away, never to return.It...
SulphurSpringsMuseum
- Sep 23, 2020
- 1 min
Taft Richardson Jr
(September 2, 1943 – November 30, 2008) was an American folk artist who sculpted art images out of dried animal bones. Taft enjoyed...
SulphurSpringsMuseum
- Sep 16, 2020
- 1 min
Bank Building
Built in 1923, around the same time as the arcade was built, the bank was established while Sulphur Springs was experiencing rapid...
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